Jim Collins Finds New Resolve In Bread Line Night
A weary man named Jim Collins, fallen from honest work by drink, endures a bread line with the help of Hans Uhlman. He reconvenes hope with Kitty Lee, promises reform, and earns a truck job while planning marriage after a hopeful return to Saint Cahill’s rite. Kitty, moved by love, vows to stand by him and marry once he proves himself.
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Jim Collins
Uhlman
Jim
Hans Uhlman
Ele
Kitty Lee
Kitty
Sullivan
St. Kitty
Jimsy Boy
St. Joseph’s
Father Cahill
Three Meetings with a Girl in My Courtroom Tale
A narrator recalls three meetings with a girl seen on a train and in a church, sharing a look of resignation and longing. In a courtroom, the same girl appears as Evelyn Bryce, accused of forgery, where the defense reveals she is stone blind, leading to immediate acquittal by a sympathetic jury.
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Chere
Evelyn Bryce
Restitution of Looted Louvre Art After Napoleon Downfall
Sept 23 1815 marked formal restitution of 2065 removed works from Napoleon era looting. Commissioners from fourteen states distributed the returns with Cassel’s envoy recovering 421 pieces, Austria 323, Spain 281, Holland 210, Prussia 119. The Louvre reopened after filling gaps mainly with French works.
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Napoleon
Louvre
San Giocondo
Cassel
Austria
Spain
Holland
Prussia
Sir Walter Scott
Baron Denon
Paolo Veronese
Conn
Pall Mall Gazette
Trespass Laws in Rural England Explain Landlord Powers
An English exchange notes trespassers can be summoned for minor damage and fined, but if no damage is done the landlord must sue for an injunction at high cost. Peaceful visits can resume after an hour, while resistance allows force. Landlords may set traps to deter trespassers.
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England
Lnw
An Architect's Ruse Exposes a Clever Legend
A tale about Sir Christopher Wren in Windsor England describes a nervous town council member demanding more roof supports. Wren warned of danger, only to add columns that later proved unnecessary as cleaning revealed the misfit by inches, a ploy that saved his reputation.
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Sir Christopher Wren
Windsor
Ingland
Christopher
Swift the Dunce at School and Academic Strife
The London Standard notes that Swift was derided as a fool in school and at Dublin University, where he was denied a degree on first attempt and finally earned it on the second. It cites contrasts between his later satirical genius and early academic dismissal.
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Swift
Dublin University
London Standard
Bobby’s Plea Over Sunday School Allowance
A boy argues with his mother about keeping the 10 cents weekly allowance for the Sunday school collection. The mother calls him a heathen but concedes, revealing a child’s practical request and family dynamics.
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Bobby
Harper's Weekly
Dialogue on diet and dyspepsia in a comic exchange
A humorous exchange has a man advising his wife to see a doctor to learn what to eat and avoid. The wife retorts that she already knows the rule, saying she should eat what she dislikes and avoid what she likes.
Argument Echoes Sound Truth in Dialogue
Fred and Will debate the nature of sound and argument as they exchange lines about the reliability and sufficiency of sound reasoning. The dialogue emphasizes that soundness alone matters in argument.
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Fred
We that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast
A concise line from a period text noting that a joyful disposition yields constant abundance and satisfaction. The saying links happiness with ongoing plenty.
Value of good roads for farmers cited by highway engineer
An excerpt argues that better roads would raise farm land values and cut marketing costs, with annual farmer savings estimated at 300 million dollars. It notes road improvements boost efficiency, schooling, and overall public economy, urging farmers to support road bonds alongside schools.
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J. W. James
United States
History of Nations
Mr. James
Claud
Elmore County
Ala
Wetumpka
Ife
Nere
Cost of Bad Roads
Opinion piece arguing that calculating yearly road damage reveals the need for improvements and that such improvements are attainable with simple steps.
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American Press Association
Bob
Good Roads
M. Campbell
Monticello
Iowa
Voorhees Coal CO
Central Lumber & Coal Co
G. P. Rockstad
Wm. F. Rohn
W. F. Rohn
Monticello, Ia
D. E. Pond
Lovell Bank Building
J. E. Bateman
W. First St
Monticello, Iowa
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